prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on, no extra close home
slowly into stride and outpaced
keen, effort on inside over 2f out, hung left approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
prominent, led soon after start, headed over 3f out, faded from over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden when not clear run 2f out, switched left, every chance inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, outpaced early, switched right over 1f out, kept on
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
broke well, led briefly, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, edging left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
held up and keen, outpaced final 3f
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Spin Again, Focail Eile and Great Knight make most appeal in this maiden and the vote is given to Spin Again. The selection is a nice colt and he has shown enough in his 2 runs to date to make him the one to beat. He chased home Yamal last time but he was returning from a break that day so he should strip fitter here and he can overcome a poor draw to score. Focail Eile is a well-bred newcomer and he has to be respected on his racecourse bow, but he will probably do better over a longer trip in time and he could be one to take on. Great Knight is from a yard who are beginning to hit form so a market check is advised on this colt on his first racecourse appearance. Solemn is returning from a break and he also has a shocking draw which will make life tough for him. We will therefore stick with Spin Again to land the prize.
Cheveton 100-1 (9-11) Keen, soon tracking leaders, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Irish Artist (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Womaniser (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, never nearer, 9th of 14, 14l behind Padlocked (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn (4) pol in May.
Borrowdale 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, lost place well over 2f out, 8th of 10, 7l behind Sir George (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Focail Eile Noverre gelding out of Glittering Image.
Great Knight (IRE) Acclamation colt, half-brother to numerous winners on the flat and over jumps including top-class Hong Kong performer Bullish Luck.
Near The Front Compton Place gelding, half-brother to winning miler Genius and hurdler Littlemissdynamite.
Scanno (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden along halfway, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Ginger Pickle (8-10) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn auc (4) hvy in Jul.
Solemn 13-2 (9-3) Prominent on outside, pushed along halfway, hung left inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Lille Ida (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Spin Again (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Hampered start, in touch, ridden 2f out, led briefly well inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Yamal (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Watch This Place 9-2 (9-1) Went wide start, chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 16l behind Tamrai Dancer (8-4) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Jun.
Bahamian Princess 40-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 13l behind Khazina (9-0) at Pontefract 6f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Pennyspider (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Pulled hard, with leader for 2f, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 15l behind Tathkaar (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn fll (5) pol.
